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Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 3: "Final Shot" Quotes

Morgan: Rumour has it you're in charge. In fact, you're still known as "The General"Dawson: Some folks would like to imbue me with a great deal of power but it's a mantle I choose not to accept.JJ: So you could call the shots, you just choose not to?Dawson: How can I lead when I no longer believe?

Mr. Dawson, I can't tell you how impressed I am with you. So I'd like to shake your hand, and congratulate you for making such a positive change in your life. I'd be really careful, because somebody might think you still believe.

Maya: What are we doing here?Colin: Waiting for Mr. Doe. He's going to extract us.Maya: What's his first name?Colin: JohnMaya: John - as in John Doe? Colin: His name doesn't matter.Maya: Do you trust him?Colin: In my line of work, I don't trust anyone.

Hotch: A sniper can wait up to 72 hours without sleeping.Mays: Seriously?Rossi: That's part of their training. They can stay awake for 72 hours and remain completely focused on their target.Mays: How?Hotch: By using a mental exercise called "fantasy integration". A sniper creates a scenarios involving a target that keeps that person at the forefront of their mind. Morgan: Often they'll imagine a place where they're with the target, doing something together that takes time. For example, building a car.JJ: For some, the fantasy begins the minute they're assigned a target. Then nothing will distract them.

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Hotch: A sniper can wait up to 72 hours without sleeping.Mays: Seriously?Rossi: That's part of their training. They can stay awake for 72 hours and remain completely focused on their target.Mays: How?Hotch: By using a mental exercise called "fantasy integration". A sniper creates a scenarios involving a target that keeps that person at the forefront of their mind. Morgan: Often they'll imagine a place where they're with the target, doing something together that takes time. For example, building a car.JJ: For some, the fantasy begins the minute they're assigned a target. Then nothing will distract them.